The School of Medicine is proud to announce the selection of Dr. Ruikang Wang as the 2023 Inventor of the Year! The Inventor of the Year Award recognizes a UW researcher whose work has the potential to radically improve healthcare through the translation of research from the bench, with industry partnerships, to products or processes
"Journeying across length scales with DNA-powered technologies" Brian Beliveau, PhD Assistant Professor, Genome Sciences Department of Genome Sciences Thursday, November 16 at 1 pm Foege South Auditorium and Zoom Webinar Dr. Beliveau is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Genome Sciences. His lab develops and applies technologies to study spatial patterns of gene regulation and
Thursday, November 30, 2023 12 pm - 1 pm Zoom Webinar Dr. Marquicia Pierce is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Ruby Leaf Media, a science media and communications company. Leading a dedicated team, she empowers tech accelerators and investors to support their portfolio companies in the STEM fields. She was an early member of
"Engineering cortical plasticity in primate brain" Azadeh Yazdan, PhD Washington Research Foundation Innovation Associate Professor of Neuroengineering Departments of Bioengineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering Thursday, December 7 at 1 pm Foege South Auditorium and Zoom Webinar Abstract The brain shows marked plasticity across a variety of learning and memory tasks as well as
"Nucleic Acid Vaccines: A Revolution in Modern Medicine" Deborah Fuller, PhD Professor, Microbiology Department of Microbiology Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 12 pm SLU Orin Smith Auditorium & Streamed on Zoom Webinar Abstract This seminar will delve into the history of how nucleic acid vaccines (DNA and RNA vaccines) got started, how nucleic acid vaccines
“Diabetes-associated heart disease: Bridging the gap between basic and translational research” Karin Bornfeldt, PhD Edwin L. Bierman Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Director of the Diabetes Complications Program, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute Director of the T32 Training Program in Nutrition, Obesity and Atherosclerosis Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 1
Consulting & Banking & Startups, Oh My! Navigating the road to a fulfilling career in biopharma Julie Diamond, Ph.D. Bioprocessing Sales Specialist RoosterBio New York, NY Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 12 pm Zoom Webinar (click link to join) Biography Julie is a scientifically-trained business strategist with ~10 years of combined experience in the life
"Protein Mass Spectrometry in Biomedical Research and the Care of Patients" Andy Hoofnagle, MD, PhD Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Michael MacCoss, PhD Professor, Genome Sciences Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 1 pm Foege South Auditorium and Zoom Webinar Abstract This seminar will focus on using mass spectrometry to address hypotheses in medical research and
“Find your career fit: Field Application Scientist” Lucy Yang, PhD Field Application Scientist MaxCyte | Seattle, WA Thursday, March 28 from 11 am - 12 pm In Person at Brotman Auditorium at UW Medicine South Lake Union Virtually on Zoom Webinar Lucy is currently a field application scientist working remotely for MaxCyte. In this role, she
The UW Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) is hosting their first interdisciplinary graduate research symposium since the pandemic. The first half of the symposium is lightning talks from the students and the second half is a poster board session. We will have a welcome from President Cauce and the Graduate School Dean, Bill Mahoney.
The Department of Microbiology in their upcoming seminar speaker presents Dr. Bryan Dewsbury, an Associate Professor and Principal Investigator of the Science Education and Society (SEAS) reseach program at Florida International University. In this role, he oversees PhD projects that study how pedagogical practices and social contexts impact student learning from kindergarten through doctorate education. A
The Office of Research and Graduate Education is proud to have Dr. Peter Greenberg deliver the Distinguished Scientist Lecture for 2023-24. The Distinguished Scientist Lecture recognizes an accomplished School of Medicine senior faculty member, honoring outstanding achievements in the field of research. “Shedding light on bacterial communication and cooperation” E. Peter Greenberg, PhD Professor, Microbiology